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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
1hs Battery by Which Certain Electric
cal Fish Give Shocks.

1hs Battery by Which Certain Electric
cal Fish Give Shocks.
The apparatus for generating and discharg-
ing electricity in electrical fish may be de-
scribed best by taking the torpedo for sub
ject. The apparatus is composed of u NUM-
ber of perpendicular columns in the shape OF
eight-sidei prisns separated by walls Of
membrane, containing a fluid freely supplied
with blood, and laced with an immense num-
ber of nervous iilaments, the whole being
something like galvanic pile. In one very
large fish ZOO coluans We're counted, and
$50 plates to the inch In one specimen oS
American torpedo it was estimated that there
We're 100000 plates, the prisms being about
two inches in height and containing 100 plates
to the inch The intervals between the plates
are filled with albuminous fluid, mostly
water, but containing salt in solution. That
the discharge of this fish is the same as that
of common electricity is shown by the fact
that it renders the needle magnetic and de-
composes chemical compounds, while by If
heat is evolved and an electric spark obtained
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17

Additional Trains,
On SATURDAY only, will leave Dupont Station at
100 and 1c2 y. m, Newbridge at l.20 and 7l5 p.
for Wilmington and all intermediate points.
French Creek Branch Trains,
Leave Springfield II, 10 am, and 8.2O weeks
days. and 9.13 q on Sundays.
Arrive st. Peters LIN m, and $50 p m on week
days and 35 a on Sundays.
For connections at Wilmington, Chadds Ford
Junction, Lenape, Coatesyille, Waynesburg Juno
ton, Blrdsboro, and Reading see timetable at all
stations,
A. G, McCAUSLAND, +, b. HIBBARD,
SUPERINTENDENT. Gen. Pas. Agent
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17


"'No, sir; it's not
"'Didn't you elope this morning with a
young man from Leavenworthp
"'No, sir-Op
swell, we are looking for this girl. She
is Is and is described as very pretty, and you
answer the description exactly
Snow, that woman didn't faint or get mad
or even rufIied. She just smiled one Of her
sweetest smiles, and after thanking the Off
Ger for the charming compliment that had
been paid her, went down into her big grip
sack and fished out handful OF credentials
that proved beyond the shadow of a doubt
that she was not on an clipping expedition.
She showed 'em letters addressed to Mrs
-, a photograph of her husband (he's in
business, a pair of yarn socks that wanted
darning, and last, but not least, pair of
pnntaloons that needed mending, and mar
bic, two tops and Sunday school lesson leaf
in one pocket. These, she said, belonged to
her u-year-old boy, and she had taken them
with her on her visit to her sister, expecting
to find time to mend them.
"She offered to go deeper into the recesses
Of her grip and bring additional evidences Of
her identity to the surface, but the officers
called halt. They were satisfied. There
were no signs of loves young dream in that
grip. Down deeper there might be a cold
pie, but there were certainly no orange bios
SONS, They apologized and smiled, the lady
accepted the apology and blushed and smiled,
and the other folks waiting In the depot
smiled, even after they got on the train, and
I'm not positive but that the engine snorted
and the cars fairly shook their sides 1t was
the boss joke, l tell you-better'n bunking
out all night on the prairie in a coach with a
broken wheel, as I did the other trip-and
the pretty lady bound for Ottawa was the
bright particular star on that train. n."-Ot-
tawa (Kan.l Local.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
EmbIsmatic FIowers.

There has been some dispute recently as to
whether any special flower is emblematic Of
America. The rose stands for England, the
thistle for Scotland, the shamrock for Ireland,
the lily for France, corn flower for Germany,
snow flower for Switzerland, tulip for Hol-
land, cactus for Mexico, maple for Canada,
chrysanthemum for Japan. 1t is claimed
by different persons that both the violet and
. the Mayflower are emblematic of America,
but if any particular flower were in common
use to represent America there would he no
cause for dispute. Certainly there is 10
doubt about what is represented by the tListle
or the shamI ock.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
The Essential Feature.

Irate Poet--Look here, sir; what in blazes
do you meant 1 wrote, II kissed her under
the silent stars, and I'll be hanged if you
haven't let it go in the proof, II kissed her
under the cellar stairs"
Calm Proofreader-Ahl Is that sol Yes,
it does look like that, doesrst it2 Well, my
dear boy, you ought not to bother so much
about these unimportant details. We got the
main fact all right, didn't wel-Journal Of
Educatinn
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
loves Secret.

l.
What's the witching charm about her
That makes life seem dull without herS
Who can tell2
Surely other maids are fairer,
Other maids have beauty rarer,
Talk as well.
Still for me her conversation
Has the strangest fascination,
And her face
Day and night forever hannts me;
While her figure slight enchants me
With its grace.
III.
What's the reason adore her,
Heed her whims, bow down before heri
Qittle TitchD
Serve her in and cut of season2
You could never guess the reason:
She is rich
Journal Of Education.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
Coats or arms.

Heraldry seems to have had its origin In
the necessity of using some device to distin-
guish persons concealed by their armor while
waging battle. From the use of these devices
on garments is derived the phrase "coat of
armsn There are arms of states, of commune
ties, and of persons and families. The first
are those assumed by sovereign princes or by
governments as distinguishing badges for
their respective Kingdoms, empires or states.
The second include those of ecclesiastical, lay
and municipal corporations. The third are
insignia borne by individuals and families,
generally by right of inheritance or of grant.
All follow the same general heraldic rules,
and are displayed on shield or escutcheon.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
A Proud Father.

Omaha Man-What's the matter with your
head2
Rowan County, Kentucky, Man-Bullet
hole in it. My boy did it.
"How did such an accident happeni'
"Aclident2 licked him one day and he
shot me the next. I just tell you that boy Of
mine is chip of the old ock."-Omaha
World
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
business Was Brisk.

He kept hotel in the business west,
A tornado came up about noon
And it took the shebang on run down the street
With the speed of flying dragoon.
swell, tharl Talk NV enterprise" shouted mine
host,
AS he lit from the wreck with a yell, o
''For making things lively reckon 1t takes
A tornado to rTR hotel"
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
Know Some One Would suffer.

Anxious Wife-Doctor, what do you think
is the matter with my husbandl
Physician-Oh, lie has an attack of gastric
fever.
A. W.-Therel l knew that leak in the
pipes would iniure some of us before it was
stopped. Boston Budget.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
81 NORTHERN RAIL
wv ROAD SCHEDULE, MAY ,l9, 1887.
cnInrG NnRn,II DAILY fHrcant nndaxA

q
Additional Trains,
On SUNDAY only, will leave Springfield at
4I20 p m Birdsbora 452 Ip N and Reading 5.25 M.
onsATURDAY only, will leave Wilmington at Ills
p m. for Newbridge, Dupont, and all intermsd-
late points.
French Creek Branch Trains
Leave st. Peters 6.5Oa,m and 12.2b pm weekdays
and 855 m on Sundays
Arrive springheld7.25, am. and 100, p,mon week.
days and 4 II on Sunday,
GOING SOUTH, DAILY Except sunday.)
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
Hard Luck.

"We all have our burdens to bear, said the
minister. "There are many trials in this
life.n
eyes, l suppose there are" replied the
poor lawyer, ruefully, "but don't seem to
have much luck at getting missed up in 'em."
Merchant Traveller.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-09-17
Thirsty Corn.
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

II is said that during its period of growth
Indian corn draws from the soil thirty six
times its own weight of water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
A Terrible Deed.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26-Early this morning
John Watts we'll known character about the
docks, entered George Wilson's liquor store,
corner of South Water and Clark streets,
accompanied by male companion and two
women. The quartette entered a wine
room in the rear Shortly afterwards three
men entered the saloon, one of whom had q
badly bruised face and eye. This one lis
tened at the door of the wine room, and
then, turning to his companions. said ::
NOW I'm going to do him." With that
he drew long dirk from his pocket and
stepped hastily to the wine room door.
Pushing it open, he saw John Watts sitting
with his back to him and, without word
OF warning, the murderer bent ovor the un-
suspecting mans shoulder and plunged the
dagger up to the hilt into his heart. Jerk.
ing his bloody weapon out, he ran through
the side door, followed By his chums and es-
caped. Watts rolled from his chair with 4
wine glass still clutched between his finger
and died in few minutes. His friend left
the saloon without waiting for developments
but the women we're taken By the Harrison
street patrol and locked in cell at the Ar
mory, where they are playing drunk and
feigning entire ignorance of the matter.
Detectives have been detailed to capture
the man with black eye and his compan-
ions. 1t is believed they formed conspir-
acy and followed the murdered man with
the intention of killing him. 1t is stated
that Watts had just returned from ball
where he had had quarrel with the man
who murdered him. The quarrel was over
q woman
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The telephope cases now before the U. S.
Supreme Court are said to involve $780,,
100000.
The collections of internal revenue fell off
during the first elk months of the fiscal year
81, O54, $40.
In the House of Representatives yester-
day the seat of Mr.. Pirce, OF Rhode Island,
was declared vacant.
Gov. Foraker, of Ohio, has issued proc
lamaton of quarantine against the shipping
of cattle into Ohio from Illinois.
Alfred Potter, coIored, accidentally cut
off his foot while at work with an axe,
near Easton, Md, yesterday, and bled 20
death.
Two hundred cases of giant powder ex.
ploded yesterday in transit over the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad, near Fort Scott,
Kansas, demolishing fifteen cars of freight
train.
a dispatch from Washington says the cir
culation of the standard silver dollar Is
steadily decreasing. The amount outstand-
ing Yesterday ISIS. 634 .267l is over s., 100000
less than the amount outstanding on the LIST
instant.
Gen. Malone has introduced bill in the
Senate to reimburse Maryland and Virginia
for money advanced to the general govern
ment. This bill has been introduced in pre-
vious Congresses, but failed to pass. Gen
eral Malone thinks he can now put it
through.
Cornell University it is announced is to
receive $3.50, 900 from Hon. Hiram Sibley,
of Rochester, its well-known benefactor.
This sum is to be devoted to enlarging and
Of n
Arts and to making improvements in ma.
chinery.
A meeting of the Reno, or Renault, heirs,
who claim 10000 acres of land in Illinois
and Missouri, will be held in Pittsburg on
Saturday, February 5. to prepare the papers
for suit in ejectment. The Illinois land
is on the site of Peoria, and is valued at
100000 600.
The Senate yesterday agreed to the con-
ference report on the army appropriation
bill. Mr. Blair's resolution to submit to the
Legislatures of the several States an amend
ment to the constitution providing for fe-
male suffrage was defeated after debate
ayes 16, nays 3D.
Great excitement prevails throughout
Chill at the appearance of cholera on its
boundaries From the Argentine Republic
the reports speak Of bodies unburled, OF
houses abandoned and children attacked by
the disease and left to perish on the road.
sides by their relatives.
Cardinal Gibbons, accompanied by Rev.
P. j. Donahue, chancellor of the Archdio.
cese of Baltimore, will leave on the 4.5O
| o'clock train from Union Station this after
noon for New York, to sail thence Saturday
morning, at eight o'clock, for Havre, France,
on his way to Rome, where he will attend
consistory and receive the red hat from
the hands of Pope Leo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
AND COMMERCIAL

New YoRK, Jan. 26-11 a. m.-There We.
a firm opening at the Stock Exchange this morn.
ing, first prices generally showing advances over
last evenings final figures of from to /, NJ,
cent. The trading was quiet though later it Ia.
came moderately active and further slight al.
yances of 3 to 3 per cent. were reported in tho
early dealings, but the market quickly gave war
and Richmond and West Point lost l per cen,
and the remainder of the list generally from 3 to
Is Der cent The market then became dun and
recovered fractionslly although some stocks 70.
gained the carly losses. At II o'clock the mar.
ket was quiet and firm. Money easy at 4sllS
BALrInogE, Jan. 26-yirginia IS consolid.t5
with coupon 90; psst-due coupons 65ie DO new
IS 66ia bid tod y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The boycott cases will come up in the
Richmond Hastings court at the February
term.
A fire at Culpeper c. H. yesterday de-
stroyed the stock of millinery goods of Miss
V. B. Cochran in the three story brick house
on Davis street. The loss will be about
81 500.
Gen. Charles P. Stone who died in New
York last Sunday was we'll known through
this State After the war he went to Egypt
and entered the service of the Khedive and
was highly esteemed.
Sergeant Smith promised to open the cell
of Cluverius-which has been closed ever
since his execution-to-day. The failure of
the sergeant to open the cell during the ten
days elapsed since his death has caused con-
siderable comment.
The Hastings Court ofPetersburg was en-
gagged yesterday in the trial OF Mary Spring.
charged with the murder of Susan Spun
lock. The prisoner was charged with
throwing lighted kerosene lamp in the
face of Spunlock, by which she was fatally
burned. The prisoner proved an alibi The
Jury rendered a verdict of acquittal, and
the accused was discharged. When the ver-
dict was announced there was loud applause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
COMMUNICATED.
Reply to CHI

WASHINGTON, Rappahannock Co., Va,
Jan. 25.-I am glad to know that you have
had some experience with, and understand
something about the real existence Of the
devil In fact, we know, like the rest of
mankind too much of him-have formed too
friendly attachment, intimate relationship
and acquaintancsh;p with the "Old
Scratch" 1t has been the prayer of many
that he might be exterminated-killed so
that he might be kept from causing the
earth to tremble, kingdoms to shake-Isa.
xiv, 1920. There is a story going the rounds
"that God made man." and the devil at
tempted to initiate him, but could not elbow
breath into his nostrils." Therefore God
cut the idols head off, and changed him in
to flying serpent. My opinion is that the
devil disobeyed Gods com mandments, and
God beheaded him, without destroying his
vocal deceptive powers of speech, for we
find him singing in the garden Of Eden in
the shape of q serpent. never have believ-
ed that the devil (unholiness) ever found
resting place in the true heaven. The Bible
says the devil was cast from-not out from with.
in. lie and his inky angels with their hoins
were near the edge of the outer circle-simply
| spectators-never in the inner. The pure and
holy Son of God with his white angels and horns
kept nudging, pushing and punching the others
until they got them to the extreme edge, and
then final shove was made, and black bottles
Qive) went cavorting, curling, prancing, rolling
and tumbling into hell altogether. The devil has
| always been and remains FOUL oathsome beast
creator and fomentor of evil, sin and misery, and
the sooner get rid of him the better, for he is
only the refuse of that cast-of remnant of the
dark scroll that God burst asundor and rolled up
together when BE entered into the dark void
with His penetrating light in the beginning of
creation and produced order out of anarchy and
confusion Yours respectfully, N.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
The Fisheries Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Chairman Bel
mont, of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, says that the fishery bill adopted by
the Senate will probably be considered at
the meeting of the House committee to. NOR
row. Although the committee was author
lied to report the matter back to the House
at any time, Mr.. Belmont does not believe
that it will be ready to report before next
week, and minated that the bill might be
amended by the committee before being pre-.
scented to the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26

BISHOP RYAN ON CAPITAL AND LABOR
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Vincent Ryan, Cath.
Ollie Bishop Of Buffalo, has written very
strong pastoral letter, which was read Sun
day in all the churches of the diocese.
Labor and capital" says the bisho p,
'sthe working masses and moneyed aristcc-
racy, NAV look for even-handed and impair
tial treatment at the hands of Gods church;
yet no one can fail TO see where sympathy
lies or to whom her heart goes ont in ten
derest affection False sons desert her; some
among her children, misled or fsithless,
may now, as in days past, rise up against
her and make shipwreck of the faith. The
Joss is all theirs. Like q true and tender
mother she will mourn over the lost ones,
but without minimizing the truth or abat.
ing an iota Of her divine message. Honest
and industrious work, the bone and sinew
of the nation, the church blesses you owns
your right to combine peaceably to secure
the amelioration of your condition, an
equitable share OF the profits of your hard
labor, a Just remuneration for your daily toll,
to maintain yourselves and families in de-.
cency and reasonable competency, in homes
where cherished children may be the com.
fort of your leisure hours. If there
shall be any condemnation it Can only come
through your own suicidal folly, because of
the unjust principles you adopt, the unlaw-
fnl ends you propose to yourselves or the
immoral means you use TO attain your OBJ
ject. But should you, in spite of her warning
voice, fly in the face Of divine law, aim
blow at society, be carried away by anti
social anarchical, immoral and irreligious
theories, no matter by whom pro-
pounded or by whom defended, you
certainly may expect the church's condem-
nation swift and sure, leaving monument
as striking as Babel's tower on the plains of
Shinar, and of the supreme folly of building
in opposition to the Almighty"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
Senatorial Elections.

Yesterday afternoon the democratic ma
jcrity of the New Jersey Assembly, in pur-
suance of their caucus programme, forced a
ballot. A call of the House was made i'm
mediately upon reassembling and within
few minutes all the members were in their
places, except Mr.. Throckmorton, demo-
crat. The democrats had thirty members
present to twenty mine republicans, and in
spite of the opposition Of the republicans
forced ballot The roll was called and so
votes were cast for Albeit. This included all
the democratic Assemblymen except Throck-
morton, absent, and Baird, not voting. None
of the republicans or labor men voted. Adj
ournment then took place till this morning
when the democratic Senators will join the
Assembly in formally voting for Albeit
With the nine Senators the democrats
would have SO votes, or two short of the
number necessary to elect. They are hope
full, however, of having both Throckmorton
and Baird with them in the final vote. The
republicans say that the action OF
the democrats is illegal, and will not stand.
They will persist in refusing to vote.
In the Texas House yesterday afternoon
the first ballot for United States Senator re-
suited as follows Gen. Maxey, 80; Judge
Reagan, 81 Gov. Ireland, 81 Judge Ter
rell, 90. The total vote of both branches of
the Legislature gives Maxey 40, Regan 81,
Ireland 81, Terrell &c. D. G. Giddings /.
Necessary to choice GO votes. The first
Joint ballot of the two houses will be taken
to-day.
At noon yesterday the Illinois Senate pro-
ceeded to the hall OF the House and two
ballots were taken for United States Sena-
tor. The figures went back to thoss of last
week-Turpie IS, Harrison H. Allen 4.
AT Madison, Wis. yesterday both houses
voted for United States Senator. In
the Senate Philetus Sawyer, rep, received
&c votes; John Winans, dem, 5; John Cock
rane, labor, l. In the Assembly the vote
stood: Sawyer Sc, Winans 81, Ccckrane 5.
In the Tennessee Legislature yesterday
ex Gov. W. B. Bate, democrat, received
81 votes for United States Senator: a. NJ.
Hughes, jr., republican. A James D. Por-
ter, democrat, l.
The West Virginia Legislature took the
first vote for United States Senator yester-
day. Senator Camden received forty votes,
three more than were cast in the caucus
which nominated him, but six less than
majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26
Coy. lees speech at ST. Paul.

At the banquet given to Gov. Lee at St.
Paul, Mimi, on Monday night, Gen. Lee, as
stated in Yesterdays GAZETTE. spoke in re-
Spouse to the toast 1.-The New South"
Meetings Of this sort, he said. did great
deal of good Ii we bad known each other
better before the war the great civil conflict
would not have occurred. 1t was because
of the different construction put upon the
federal constitution, the different views of
the doctrine that State feeling aggrieved
might withdraw from the union, that the
contest occurred. 1t was because the South
could not honestly accept the view of Web.
ster and Sumner that the conflict occur
red. But now al! the turmoil of war
was over; the crack Of the musketry has
ceased, and as the eloquent Senator
from Georgia expressed it, 1.-THE South was
back again in the house of its fathers"
Virginia now, however, was again back in
to the Union of her first lore, and she de-
sires to do her share to help make this
country what our fore-fathers intended it to
be-a blessing to humanity. The old South
had passed into the new, with its different
conditions, and the new South of to day is
the equal in patriotic fervor with any State
in the Union. Though he bore upon his
person scars obtained in fighting for what
he believed to be the right of sovereign
State he could bear testimony to the entire
satisfaction of himself and his compatriots
with the present state of things-the devel-
opment of the great destiny of the Ameri-
can republic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-26

ONE OF the provisions of the proposed
Randall revenue bill is the removal of the
duty on lumber, in which the forests OF
Virginia abound. Lumber should be free OF
duty, because it is necessary of life, and be-
cause the duty on itincreases tberent ofevery
house. But why should the duty on lum-
her he removed, and that on coal and salt
and clothing and medicine, and other prime
necessaries, which double the cost of living,
be retained? No body can answer this
question satisfactorily.